Category: 1. Iran

Russia steps in to mediate between Iran and Syria

Local media have reported on a series of meetings between senior Iranian and Russian officials, suggesting that Moscow is seeking to restore its influence in Syria and rebuild communication…

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The sheer scale of unexploded ordnance across Gaza threatens generations to come, complicating reconstruction and endangering civilians returning to homes and schools after months of bombardment.

The big…

Pars Today – The Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, speaking at a UN Security Council session on the situation in Palestine, stated that the Israeli occupying regime has become…

Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains why they matter.

I’m RFE/RL correspondent Kian Sharifi. In this edition, I’m looking into how the end of nearly two decades of leftist rule…

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The humanitarian crisis underscores the fragility of the current ceasefire and the catastrophic impact of the war on Gaza’s civilian population, where even basic survival now depends on emergency…

The Justice Department said Muhammad Pahlawan, 49, worked with two Iranian nationals linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to move advanced weapons from Iran to Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen between August 2023 and January…